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THESIS
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Irregular inflected form: theses
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
Synonyms:
dissertation; thesis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("thesis" is a kind of...):
treatise (a formal exposition)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("thesis" is a kind of...):
assumption; premise; premiss (a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn)
Context examples:
You might go on a lecture tour, research facts for your thesis, or if you write code, create new software or a website.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
You may hand in a report, manuscript, thesis, or other project you worked on for weeks or months or see your work published, and your work will be very well received.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
If you are in graduate school, you could be ready to defend your thesis.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
You likely have an important project on your desk, which might involve a book, screenplay, thesis, podcast, app, new TV show, or digital project that is consuming quite a bit of your thinking, or if you are a lawyer, you could be writing a dynamite opening and closing statement to present to the jury on a trial you’ll soon begin.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Similarly, if you have been writing your first book, screenplay, a thesis, business plan, application for a grant, or another document of importance, you found that you had a lot to learn about the process over the past two years.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
If you are writing a book or screenplay, doing set design or working on the scenes of a movie, or developing a thesis that you will need to defend, for example, this is your year to come up with sterling creative solutions.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
You might bring your new app to market (or sign the work order to begin designing it), launch your website, show your screenplay to an influential agent, unveil your new software program, start a series of podcasts, defend your thesis, write your application for a grant, share your medical research in a prestigious journal, or do anything else within the communication arts.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
